Additional contact with the surgical facility at which the physician practices yielded relevant surgery details as well as imaging of the implant malfunction.On (b)(6) 2019 a patient had a system medical device inserted at l4-l5 between previously implanted medical devices (l3-l4 and l5-s1).The procedure was completed without any known complication.During a post-operative check-up x-ray imaging identified the most recent medical device implanted in between the previously implanted devices had malfunctioned.The images showed the anterior apex of the implant had fractured as reported.It was reported that the patient was not experiencing pain related to the implant malfunction.There is currently no revision procedure planned, and the surgeon has requested guidance on how to address the issue.The system indications for use section identifies the medical device as appropriate for use in one or two level lumbar stenosis from l1-l5 in skeletally mature patients with at least moderate impairment in function, who experience relief in flexion from their symptoms of leg/buttocks/groin pain, with or without back pain, and who have undergone at least 6 months of non-operative treatment.The system ifu does not indicate for use in three adjacent levels, and not for stabilization of s1.The potential adverse events section of the system ifu lists implant loosening, deformation, breakage, and movement as surgical outcome possibilities that may require additional procedures.There have not been any other complaints of similar nature in the past 12 months.The manufacturer will continue to monitor this product family for malfunction complaints from the field.
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The manufacturer was made aware of a product complaint on (b)(6) 2023.It was reported that a physician had reached out and would like to discuss a broken implant.No information on the reported implant malfunction, patient health status, or clinical plan for treatment were provided.Repetitive attempts to collect relevant complaint incident information from the complainant and physician were initially unsuccessful.
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